Beyond the Atlantic: English Globetrotters and Transoceanic Connections
Title | Beyond the Atlantic: English Globetrotters and Transoceanic Connections |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | Games, Alison |
Journal | William and Mary Quarterly |
Volume | 63 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 675-692 |
Date Published | 10/2006 |
Abstract | Beyond the Atlantic: English Globetrotters and Transoceanic Connections is the introductory article to the forum titled Beyond the Atlantic, published in the William and Mary Quarterly journal in October 2006. It provides an exploration of how the Atlantic as a geographical region became a logical unit of historical analysis. Games examines how the Atlantic became a geographic framework, which remedied some of the unnatural constraints imposed by preexisting national paradigms in historical research, particularly as they relate to the study of the early modern period in which borders were porous, contested, and shifting. The introduction relays an overview of how the pieces in the forum engage in these issues of history and geography, focusing especially on the spatial constraints of the Atlantic and the global dimensions of early modern European empires. The contributions to the Beyond the Atlantic forum include the following:
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URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/4491575 |